The Morthond, also called '''''Blackroot''''', was counted as second of the [[Rivers of Gondor|Seven Rivers of Gondor]].

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The '''Morthond''', also called '''''Blackroot''''', was counted as second of the [[Rivers of Gondor|Seven Rivers of Gondor]].

It began on the southern edges of the [[Dwimorberg]] at the end of the [[Paths of the Dead]] in the [[White Mountains]], then flowing past the ancient fortress of [[Erech]], it went on its long journey south, avoiding the Green Hills of the [[Pinnath Gelin]] while picking up its tributary [[Calenhir]], and entering the sea at [[Edhellond]].

It began on the southern edges of the [[Dwimorberg]] at the end of the [[Paths of the Dead]] in the [[White Mountains]], then flowing past the ancient fortress of [[Erech]], it went on its long journey south, avoiding the Green Hills of the [[Pinnath Gelin]] while picking up its tributary [[Calenhir]], and entering the sea at [[Edhellond]].